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{{Short description|American basketball coach (1932–2019)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography 
| name = Tom Nissalke
| image = 
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|7|7|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Madison, Wisconsin]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|08|22|1932|07|07}}
| death_place = [[Salt Lake City, Utah]], U.S.
| high_school = [[Wayland Academy, Wisconsin|Wayland Academy]] ([[Beaver Dam, Wisconsin]])
| college = {{nowrap|[[Florida State Seminoles men's basketball|Florida State]] (1953–1954, 1956–1957)}}
| coach_start = 1957
| coach_end = 1995
| cyears1 = 1957–1962
| cteam1 = [[Wayland Academy, Wisconsin|Wayland Academy]]
| cyears2 = 1962–1963
| cteam2 = [[Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball|Wisconsin]] (assistant)
| cyears3 = 1963–1968
| cteam3 = [[Tulane Green Wave men's basketball|Tulane]] (assistant)
| cyears4 = 1968–1971
| cteam4 = [[Milwaukee Bucks]] (assistant)
| cyears5 = 1971–1972
| cteam5 = [[Dallas Chaparrals]]
| cyears6 = 1972–1973
| cteam6 = [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
| cyears7 = 1973–1974
| cteam7 = [[San Antonio Spurs]]
| cyears8 = 1974–1976
| cteam8 = [[Utah Stars]]
| cyears9 = 1976
| cteam9 = [[Puerto Rico]]
| cyears10 = 1976–1979
| cteam10 = [[Houston Rockets]]
| cyears11 = 1979–1982
| cteam11 = [[Utah Jazz]]
| cyears12 = 1982–1984
| cteam12 = [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
| cyears13 = 1986–1987
| cteam13 = [[Jacksonville Jets (basketball)|Jacksonville Jets]]
| cyears14 = 1990–1991
| cteam14 = [[Charlotte Hornets]] (assistant)
| cyears15 = 1991–1992
| cteam15 = [[Winnipeg Thunder]]
| cyears16 = 1994–1995
| cteam16 = [[Denver Nuggets]] 
(assistant) 
| highlights = 
*[[NBA champion]] ([[1971 NBA Finals|1971]])
*[[ABA Coach of the Year Award|ABA Coach of the Year]] (1972)
*[[NBA Coach of the Year]] (1977)
}}

'''Thomas Edward Nissalke''' (July 7, 1932 – August 22, 2019) was an American professional basketball coach in the [[National Basketball Association]] and [[American Basketball Association]].  He coached several teams in both leagues, and had an overall coaching record of 371–508.

==Early life==
Thomas Edward Nissalke was born on July 7, 1932, in [[Madison, Wisconsin]].

==College career==
Nissalke attended Florida State University from 1953 to 1954, took a break, and resumed from 1956 to 1957.

==Coaching career==
===Wayland Academy (1957–1962)===
Nissalke started his coaching career at [[Wayland Academy, Wisconsin|Wayland Academy]] as the varsity boys basketball coach when he was hired by [[Ray Patterson (basketball)|Ray Patterson]], his former coach.

In 1957–58, his team finished with an overall record of 6–12 and a Conference record of 5–9.

In 1958–59, his team finished with an overall record of 13–5.

In 1959–60, his team finished with an overall record of 9–9.

In 1960–61, his team finished with an overall record of 12–5 and a Conference record of 12–2, thus ending the season as conference champions.

In 1961–62, his team finished with an overall record of 9–10.

Nissalke coached there from 1957 until 1962. He went on to the college ranks, thus advancing his career. He finished with an overall record of 49–41 at Wayland.

===Wisconsin (1962–1963)===
Nissalke was an assistant coach at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] from 1962 to 1963.

===Tulane (1963–1968)===
Nissalke was an assistant coach at [[Tulane University]] from 1963 to 1968.

===Milwaukee Bucks (1968–1971)===
Nissalke was an assistant coach with the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] from 1968 to 1971.

===Dallas Chaparrals (1971–1972)===
Nissalke coached the [[Dallas Chaparrals]] of the [[American Basketball Association]] from 1971 to 1972, where he won the [[ABA Coach of the Year Award]].

===Seattle SuperSonics (1972–1973)===
Nissalke moved to the NBA with the Sonics for one season.

===San Antonio Spurs (1973–1974)===
Nissalke returned to the team, now in San Antonio, in 1973, bringing with him "a patterned, deliberate offense to San Antonio." During his tenure, the "Iceman" [[George Gervin]] had arrived from the [[Virginia Squires]] and was the center of the team. Though Nissalke's club was successful, he was fired in the beginning of the [[1974–75 ABA season]].

===Utah Stars (1974–1976)===
Nissalke then went to Utah with the [[American Basketball Association|ABA]]'s [[Utah Stars|Stars]], but the club folded, surprisingly, at mid-season in the ABA's last hurrah in 1975–76. According to [http://www.remembertheaba.com/Utah-Stars.html Remember the ABA], he has the final game ball in his closet.

===Puerto Rico (1976)===
Nissalke was the coach of [[Puerto Rico]] at the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] in [[Montreal]], finishing in 9th place with a 2–5 record. Nissalke's squad came close to upsetting the [[United States]], losing by a 94–93 score.

===Houston Rockets (1976–1979)===
Nissalke succeeded [[Johnny Egan (basketball)|Johnny Egan]] as [[Houston Rockets]] head coach on April 20, 1976.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1976/04/21/archives/rockets-drop-egan-and-hire-nissalke.html Goldaper, Sam. "Rockets Drop Egan and Hire Nissalke," ''The New York Times'', Wednesday, April 21, 1976.] Retrieved March 12, 2022.</ref> He won the [[NBA Coach of the Year Award]] for the [[1976–77 NBA season|76–77]].

===Utah Jazz (1979–1982)===
Nissalke coached the [[Utah Jazz]] from 1979 to 1982.

===Cleveland Cavaliers (1982–1984)===
Nissalke coached the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] from 1982 to 1984.

===Jacksonville Jets (1986–1987)===
Nissalke coached the [[Jacksonville Jets]] from 1986 to 1987.

===Charlotte Hornets (1990–1991)===
Nissalke was an assistant coach with the [[Charlotte Hornets]] from 1990 to 1991.

===Winnipeg Thunder (1991–1992)===
Nissalke coached the [[Winnipeg Thunder]] of the [[World Basketball League]] from 1991 to 1992.

===Denver Nuggets (1994–1995)===
Nissalke was an assistant coach with the Denver Nuggets from 1994 to 1995.

==Legacy==
Nissalke holds the rare distinction of being named "Coach of the Year" in both the NBA and the ABA. He was also the commissioner of the short-lived [[National Basketball League (1993–94 Canadian league)|National Basketball League]] in Canada in 1993–94. He had a combined coaching record of 371–508 (248–391 in NBA and 123–117 in ABA), with an 11–20 playoff record.	He went 105–91 with the Chaparrals/Spurs, 13–32 with the Sonics, 18–26 with the Utah Stars, 124–122 with the Rockets, 60–124 with the Jazz, and 51–113 with the Cavaliers. He made it out of the first round of the playoffs just once, in 1977.

==Post-coaching career==
After his coaching career, Nissalke took on revamping the YMCA of Utah and served as chairman of the board and later interim CEO. The YMCA had its most successful fundraising campaigns during his tenure.

===Head coaching record===
{{NBA coach statistics legend}}
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|-
|align="left"|[[1971–72 Dallas Chaparrals season|Dallas]]*
|align="left"|[[1971–72 ABA season|1971–72]]
| 84 || 42 || 42 || {{Winning percentage|42|42}} ||align="center"|3rd in Western || 4 || 0 || 4 || {{Winning percentage|0|4}}
|align="center"|Lost in [[1972 ABA Playoffs|Div. Semifinals]]
|-
|align="left"|[[1972–73 Seattle SuperSonics season|Seattle]]
|align="left"|{{nbay|1972}}
| 45 || 13 || 32 || {{Winning percentage|13|32}} ||align="center"|(fired)|| – || – || – || {{Winning percentage|0|0}}
|align="center"|–
|-
|align="left"|[[1973–74 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]*
|align="left"|[[1973–74 ABA season|1973–74]]
| 84 || 45 || 39 || {{Winning percentage|45|39}} ||align="center"|3rd in Western || 7 || 3 || 4 || {{Winning percentage|3|4}}
|align="center"|Lost in [[1974 ABA Playoffs|Div. Semifinals]]
|-
|align="left"|[[1974–75 San Antonio Spurs season|San Antonio]]*
|align="left"|[[1974–75 ABA season|1974–75]]
| 28 || 18 || 10 || {{Winning percentage|18|10}} ||align="center"|(resigned)|| – || – || – || {{Winning percentage|0|0}}
|align="center"|–
|-
|align="left"|[[1974–75 Utah Stars season|Utah]]*
|align="left"|[[1974–75 ABA season|1974–75]]
| 28 || 14 || 14 || {{Winning percentage|14|14}} ||align="center"|4th in Western|| 6 || 2 || 4 || {{Winning percentage|2|4}}
|align="center"|Lost in [[1975 ABA Playoffs|Div. Semifinals]]
|-
|align="left"|[[1975–76 Utah Stars season|Utah]]*
|align="left"|[[1975–76 ABA season|1975–76]]
| 16 || 4 || 12 || {{Winning percentage|4|12}} ||align="center"|(folded)|| – || – || – || {{Winning percentage|0|0}}
|align="center"|–
|-
|align="left"|[[1976–77 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
|align="left"|{{nbay|1976}}
| 82 || 49 || 33 || {{Winning percentage|49|33}} ||align="center"|1st in Central|| 12 || 6 || 6 || {{Winning percentage|6|6}}
|align="center"|Lost in [[1977 NBA Playoffs|Conf. Finals]]
|-
|align="left"|[[1977–78 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
|align="left"|{{nbay|1977}}
| 82 || 28 || 54 || {{Winning percentage|28|54}} ||align="center"|6th in Central|| – || – || – || {{Winning percentage|0|0}}
|align="center"|Missed Playoffs
|-
|align="left"|[[1978–79 Houston Rockets season|Houston]]
|align="left"|{{nbay|1978}}
| 82 || 47 || 35 || {{Winning percentage|47|35}} ||align="center"|2nd in Central || 2 || 0 || 2 || {{Winning percentage|0|2}}
|align="center"|Lost in [[1979 NBA Playoffs|First Round]]
|-
|align="left"|[[1979–80 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
|align="left"|{{nbay|1979}}
| 82 || 24 || 58 || {{Winning percentage|24|58}} ||align="center"|5th in Midwest || – || – || – || {{Winning percentage|0|0}}
|align="center"|Missed Playoffs
|-
|align="left"|[[1980–81 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
|align="left"|{{nbay|1980}}
| 82 || 28 || 54 || {{Winning percentage|28|54}} ||align="center"|5th in Midwest || – || – || – || {{Winning percentage|0|0}}
|align="center"|Missed Playoffs
|-
|align="left"|[[1981–82 Utah Jazz season|Utah]]
|align="left"|{{nbay|1981}}
| 20 || 8 || 12 || {{Winning percentage|8|12}} ||align="center"|(fired)|| – || – || – || {{Winning percentage|0|0}}
|align="center"|–
|-
|align="left"|[[1982–83 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
|align="left"|{{nbay|1982}}
| 82 || 23 || 59 || {{Winning percentage|23|59}} ||align="center"|5th in Central|| – || – || – || {{Winning percentage|0|0}}
|align="center"|Missed Playoffs
|-
|align="left"|[[1983–84 Cleveland Cavaliers season|Cleveland]]
|align="left"|{{nbay|1983}}
| 82 || 28 || 54 || {{Winning percentage|28|54}} ||align="center"|4th in Central|| – || – || – || {{Winning percentage|0|0}}
|align="center"|Missed Playoffs
|- class="sortbottom"
|align="left"|'''Career'''
| || 879 || 371 || 508 || {{Winning percentage|371|508}} || || 31 || 11 || 20 || {{Winning percentage|11|20}} ||
{{s-end}}

==Personal life==
Nissalke's entrepreneurial activities included developing and owning several health clubs throughout Texas in addition to co-owning a successful bar and restaurant, Green Street in Salt Lake City, Utah for over twenty years.

In January 2006, his wife of 46 years, Nancy, who also was a native of Madison, Wisconsin, died, succumbing to [[cancer]]. Together they had two children and two granddaughters.

On August 22, 2019, Nissalke died at his home in Salt Lake City, Utah.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rock|first1=Brad|title=Former Utah Jazz head coach Tom Nissalke dies at age 87|url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2019/8/23/20829915/former-utah-jazz-head-coach-tom-nissalke-dies-at-87|access-date=August 24, 2019|work=[[Deseret News]]|date=August 23, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/nissato99c.html BasketballReference.com: Tom Nissalke]

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